Wanting to confirm that my Ableton midi preferences are set correctly
Hello (again!),
Making some progress, but now stuck once again,
So far I’ve been able to map a bunch of parameters and send the script to Ableton.
I then opened a synth (Bazille) and opened the configuration tab at the bottom of Ableton and clicked on “configure.”
Following this, I clicked on a bunch of parameters on the synth itself, to population the configuration tab.
However, turning the knobs on my Launch Control doesn’t do anything – they don’t start moving the synth’s parameters. Ableton is indicating that the Launch Control is sending midi signals, so I’m good there. I also thought I’d set up the preferences correctly, but I think there must be an error there given my lack of success.
I’m attaching a couple of screenshots for reference. If spot anything wonky, please let me know. If it looks fine, I’d appreciate if you let me know where I should look next in order to troubleshoot this.
Many thanks in advance!
Stephane
Hi POTM,
Great to hear that you are making progress!
I would suggest using the (first) “Launch Control XL” and not the HUI because I guess the midi settings will be easier to implement in the “Controller Templates”. That also means that your script in “Controller Templates” needs to be set up with that midi port.
After looking at the online manual of the Launch Control XL, I saw you can choose between 8 factory and 8 user templates. Choose one (anyone) that you will use with CSS and stick with that one. (You can always change templates for use with other programs, but whenever you use a CSS script, make sure you have the right template selected in your controller.)
When I mailed Remotify, I always got an answer. Since the developer was also answering emails, I guess depending on the workload it could take some time to have an answer. Anyway, the forum is the ideal place for your question. Now other people who have a similar issue will be helped immediately. 😉
It is not needed to have the track armed for CSS script to function.
So I would try the following:
1) Choose a template on your Launch Control XL you will use for CSS (a factory template or a user template that you can create with the “Launch Control XL Template Editor”)
2) In CSS go to “Controller Templates” and put in the correct “MIDI Message Settings” for each input (knob, slider, button)
–> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOddX46Vtaw
3) Use the script ‘Log device parameter names’ to see for instance what the parameter for Bazille’s ‘filter 1 cutoff’ is –> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDHH5-TdE1M
4) Use the result in the log to populate a ‘Parameter Bank’ –> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSfaVfDqt7M
5) Install the script in Ableton, Make sure that both ‘Track’ and ‘Remote’ are active on the input and output of “Launch Control XL”
Now you should be able to use your Launch Control XL to edit Bazille!
Happy tweaking!
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